Digital Media Educator | CTE Instructor | Designer | Communication Professional

I teach creative technology, digital media, print, web design, and communication through real-world projects that prepare students for the creative industries.

20+

Years in Design, Media & Business

9+

Years Teaching Career & Technical Education

Creative Instruction

Adobe / Print / Web / Communication

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HI, I’M NIKI JACOB

Education. Design. Communication.
Built for the Real World

I am a CTE digital media educator and creative professional with experience in design, print, web, photography, branding, and communication. My work connects classroom learning to the creative industries, helping students build practical skills, professional confidence, and portfolio-ready work.

With more than 20 years of creative industry experience and 9 years in education, I bring both classroom leadership and real production knowledge to everything I do. My graduate work in communication has strengthened the way I approach audience strategy, media ethics, SEO, platform writing, and professional storytelling.

This site brings my work together as a career portfolio, writing archive, and professional resume.

WHAT I DO

Teach CTE & Creative Technology

Create hands-on learning experiences in digital media, design, print, web, photography, and communication.

Build Powerful Learning Systems

Develop curriculum, lessons, presentations, and projects that connect classroom learning to real industry skills.

Communicate With Strategy

Craft writing, media, and visuals with a clear audience, purpose, message, and professional outcome.

CTE Digital Media Instruction

Career-connected instruction in Adobe, photography, web design, print production, marketing, and project-based digital media.

Curriculum & Learning Design

Lessons, units, presentations, rubrics, and classroom systems built around real-world creative industry expectations.

Graduate Writing & Communication

Master’s-level work in strategic communication, media ethics, SEO, audience analysis, long-form writing, and platform-based messaging.

Design, Print & Web Experience

Professional experience in branding, websites, print production, digital content, layout design, and client-facing creative work.

RESUME & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experience That Connects Education, Media & Industry

A professional background built across CTE education, digital media, design, print production, web development, branding, and communication strategy. This resume brings together classroom leadership, creative industry experience, graduate-level communication work, and hands-on knowledge of the tools students and employers use today.

WHAT I DO

Creative Industry Experience

Design, media, print, web, and branding knowledge connected to real production work.

CTE Classroom Leadership

Hands-on instruction that builds student confidence, technical skill, and career readiness.

Curriculum & Project Design

Lessons, units, rubrics, and portfolio projects built around real-world creative expectations.

Strategic Communication MINDSET

Clear writing, audience awareness, media ethics, SEO, and message planning across platforms.

Industry-Connected Instruction

Adobe, photography, print production, web design, marketing, and digital media taught with purpose.